Exploring Energy Efficiency Opportunities

for Minnesota's Value-added Ag/Food Processing Sector

While renewable energy products using biomass-based feedstocks provide a key opportunity to reduce carbon emissions, efficiency gains in value-added food and agriculture processing provide an additional pathway to meet sustainability goals. The 2024 Minnesota Renewable Energy Roundtable (MNRER) will explore proven technologies and emerging innovations focused on improving energy efficiency for value-added processing. Join AURI for a new twist on its MNRER in 2024 to advance energy innovations in the value-added food and agricultural processing sector. 

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Learn about these "hot" topics:  

- How can energy efficiency opportunities attract, expand,     and retain jobs in local food & ag processing?

- What energy efficiency technologies could lower my           processing facility's energy expenses and reduce my           carbon footprint?

Summary Content  

  • Emerging innovations
  • Cogeneration and electrification through combined heat power (CHP) systems
  • The electrification of process heat
  • Induction heating systems
  • Heat pumps
  • Thermal storage
  • Mechanical vapor compression
  • Other opportunity areas

$30 In person attendee

$15 Virtual attendee

* See registration options for further details.

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